diff --git a/src/App.js b/src/App.js
index 099bf56..6f56097 100644
--- a/src/App.js
+++ b/src/App.js
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 import { useRef, useState } from 'react'
 
 import { LayoutFilled, ProductFilled, CloudUploadOutlined } from "@ant-design/icons"
+import { DndContext, useSensors, useSensor, PointerSensor, closestCorners, DragOverlay, rectIntersection } from '@dnd-kit/core'
+import { snapCenterToCursor } from '@dnd-kit/modifiers'
 
-import Sidebar from './sidebar/sidebar'
-import WidgetsContainer from './sidebar/widgetsContainer'
-import UploadsContainer from './sidebar/uploadsContainer'
 import Canvas from './canvas/canvas'
 import Header from './components/header'
-import { DndContext, useSensors, useSensor, PointerSensor, closestCorners, DragOverlay, rectIntersection } from '@dnd-kit/core'
-import { DraggableWidgetCard } from './components/cards'
+import Sidebar from './sidebar/sidebar'
+import UploadsContainer from './sidebar/uploadsContainer'
+import WidgetsContainer from './sidebar/widgetsContainer'
+
 import Widget from './canvas/widgets/base'
-import { snapCenterToCursor } from '@dnd-kit/modifiers'
+import { DraggableWidgetCard } from './components/cards'
 
 
 function App() {
diff --git a/src/assets/background/dots.svg b/src/assets/background/dots.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8b0530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/assets/background/dots.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+ <svg width="100%" height="100%">
+  
+  <pattern id="pattern-circles" x="0" y="0" width="50" height="50" patternUnits="userSpaceOnUse" patternContentUnits="userSpaceOnUse">
+     <circle id="pattern-circle" cx="10" cy="10" r="1.6257413380501518" fill="#000"></circle>
+  </pattern>
+  
+  <rect  id="rect" x="0" y="0" width="100%" height="100%" fill="url(#pattern-circles)"></rect>
+
+  
+</svg>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/canvas/canvas.js b/src/canvas/canvas.js
index 085235c..99152b9 100644
--- a/src/canvas/canvas.js
+++ b/src/canvas/canvas.js
@@ -8,10 +8,17 @@ import { Button, Tooltip, Dropdown } from "antd"
 import Droppable from "../components/utils/droppable"
 import Widget from "./widgets/base"
 import Cursor from "./constants/cursor"
-import { UID } from "../utils/uid"
-import { removeDuplicateObjects } from "../utils/common"
+
 import CanvasToolBar from "./toolbar"
 
+import { UID } from "../utils/uid"
+import { removeDuplicateObjects } from "../utils/common"
+
+// import {ReactComponent as DotsBackground} from "../assets/background/dots.svg"
+
+import DotsBackground from "../assets/background/dots.svg"
+
+// const DotsBackground = require("../assets/background/dots.svg")
 
 const CanvasModes = {
     DEFAULT: 0,
@@ -202,13 +209,10 @@ class Canvas extends React.Component {
                 this.clearSelections()
             }
 
-            if (selectedWidget)
-
-                this.setState({
-                    selectedWidget: [selectedWidget]
-                })
+            if (selectedWidget){
 
                 this.setState({
+                    selectedWidget: [selectedWidget],
                     contextMenuItems: [
                         {
                             key: "rename",
@@ -223,6 +227,8 @@ class Canvas extends React.Component {
                         }
                     ]
                 })
+            
+            }
 
         }
 
@@ -330,8 +336,13 @@ class Canvas extends React.Component {
 
     setZoom(zoom, pos={x:0, y:0}){
         
+        // if (zoom < 0.5 || zoom > 2){
+        //     return
+        // }
+
         const { currentTranslate } = this.state
 
+        
         // Calculate the new translation to zoom into the mouse position
         const offsetX = pos.x - (this.canvasContainerRef.current.clientWidth / 2 + currentTranslate.x)
         const offsetY = pos.y - (this.canvasContainerRef.current.clientHeight / 2 + currentTranslate.y)
@@ -340,7 +351,7 @@ class Canvas extends React.Component {
         const newTranslateY = currentTranslate.y - offsetY * (zoom - this.state.zoom)
     
         this.setState({
-            zoom: zoom,
+            zoom: Math.max(0.5, Math.min(zoom, 1.5)), // clamp between 0.5 and 1.5
             currentTranslate: {
                 x: newTranslateX,
                 y: newTranslateY
@@ -440,17 +451,22 @@ class Canvas extends React.Component {
         const widgetIds = activeWidgets.map(widget => widget.__id)
 
         for (let widgetId of widgetIds){
-            console.log("removed: ", widgetId)
 
             // this.widgetRefs[widgetId]?.current.remove()
             delete this.widgetRefs[widgetId]
 
             this.setState((prevState) => ({
                 widgets: prevState.widgets.filter(widget => widget.id !== widgetId)
-            }))
+            }), () => {
+
+                if (this._onWidgetListUpdated)
+                    this._onWidgetListUpdated(this.state.widgets)
+            })
             // value.current?.remove()
         }
 
+        
+
     }
 
     /**
@@ -510,19 +526,24 @@ class Canvas extends React.Component {
                         <Button  icon={<ReloadOutlined />} onClick={this.resetTransforms} />
                     </Tooltip>
                     <Tooltip title="Clear canvas">
-                        <Button  icon={<CloseOutlined />} onClick={this.clearCanvas} />
+                        <Button danger icon={<DeleteOutlined />} onClick={this.clearCanvas} />
                     </Tooltip>
                 </div>
 
                 <Droppable id="canvas-droppable" className="tw-w-full tw-h-full">
                     <Dropdown trigger={['contextMenu']} mouseLeaveDelay={0} menu={{items: this.state.contextMenuItems, }}>
-                            <div className="tw-w-full tw-h-full tw-flex tw-relative tw-bg-black tw-overflow-hidden" 
+                            <div className="dots-bg tw-w-full tw-h-full tw-flex tw-relative tw-bg-[#f2f2f2] tw-overflow-hidden" 
                                     ref={this.canvasContainerRef}
-                                    style={{transition: " transform 0.3s ease-in-out"}}
+                                    style={{
+                                            transition: " transform 0.3s ease-in-out", 
+                                            backgroundImage: `url('${DotsBackground}')`,
+                                            backgroundSize: 'cover', // Ensure proper sizing if needed
+                                            backgroundRepeat: 'no-repeat',
+                                        }}
                                     >
                                 {/* Canvas */}
                                 <div data-canvas className="tw-w-full tw-h-full tw-absolute tw-top-0 tw-select-none
-                                                            t tw-bg-green-300" 
+                                                            tw-bg-green-300" 
                                         ref={this.canvasRef}>
                                     <div className="tw-relative tw-w-full tw-h-full">
                                         {
diff --git a/src/canvas/constants/tools.js b/src/canvas/constants/tools.js
index f10073a..13f1b63 100644
--- a/src/canvas/constants/tools.js
+++ b/src/canvas/constants/tools.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 
 const Tools = {
     INPUT: "input",
+    NUMBER_INPUT: "number_input",
+    SELECT_DROPDOWN: "select_dropdown",
     COLOR_PICKER: "color_picker",
     EVENT_HANDLER: "event_handler", // shows a event handler with all the possible function in the dropdown
 }
diff --git a/src/canvas/toolbar.js b/src/canvas/toolbar.js
index 61e5154..5d84f61 100644
--- a/src/canvas/toolbar.js
+++ b/src/canvas/toolbar.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react"
 
-import { ColorPicker, Input } from "antd"
+import { ColorPicker, Input, InputNumber, Select } from "antd"
 
 import { capitalize } from "../utils/common"
 import Tools from "./constants/tools.js"
@@ -23,20 +23,106 @@ function CanvasToolBar({isOpen, activeWidget, setActiveWidget}){
 
     
     const handleWidgetNameChange = (e) => {
+        activeWidget?.setWidgetName(e.target.value) // Update widget's internal state
         const updatedWidget = { ...activeWidget } // Create a shallow copy of the widget
-        updatedWidget?.setWidgetName(e.target.value) // Update widget's internal state
         setActiveWidget(updatedWidget) // Update the state with the modified widget
     }
 
+    const handleChange = (attrPath, value, callback) => {
+        // console.log("Value: ", attrPath, value)
+        activeWidget?.setAttrValue(attrPath, value) // Update widget's internal state
+        const updatedWidget = { ...activeWidget }
+        
+        if (callback){
+            callback(value)
+        }
+        
+        setActiveWidget(updatedWidget)
+    }
+
+
+    const renderWidgets = (obj, parentKey = "") => {
+        return Object.entries(obj).map(([key, val], i) => {
+            // console.log("parent key: ", parentKey)
+            // Build a unique identifier for keys that handle nested structures
+            const keyName =  parentKey ? `${parentKey}.${key}` : key
+        
+            // Check if the current value is an object and has a "tool" property
+            if (typeof val === "object" && val.tool) {
+                // Render widgets based on the tool type
+                return (
+                <div key={keyName} className="tw-flex tw-flex-col tw-gap-2">
+                    {
+                        parentKey ? 
+                            <div className={`tw-text-sm tw-font-medium `}>{val.label}</div>
+                        :
+                            <div className="tw-text-lg tw-text-blue-700">{capitalize(key)}</div>
+                    }
+
+{
+                        val.tool === Tools.NUMBER_INPUT && (
+                            <InputNumber 
+                                defaultValue={val.value || 0}
+                                size="small"
+                                onChange={(value) => handleChange(keyName, value, val.onChange)}
+                            />
+                    )}
+
+                    {
+                        val.tool === Tools.COLOR_PICKER && (
+                            <ColorPicker 
+                                defaultValue={val.value || "#fff"}
+                                disabledAlpha
+                                arrow={false}
+                                size="middle"
+                                showText
+                                format="hex"
+                                placement="bottomRight"
+                                className="tw-w-fit !tw-min-w-[100px]"
+                                onChange={(value) => handleChange(keyName, value.toHexString(), val.onChange)}
+                            />
+                    )}
+                    
+                    {
+                        val.tool === Tools.SELECT_DROPDOWN && (
+                            <Select 
+                                options={val.options}
+                                showSearch
+                                value={val.value || ""}
+                                placeholder={`${val.label}`}
+                                onChange={(value) => handleChange(keyName, value, val.onChange)}
+                            />
+                        )
+                    }
+
+                    {/* Add more widget types here as needed */}
+                </div>
+                )
+            }
+        
+            // If the value is another nested object, recursively call renderWidgets
+            if (typeof val === "object") {
+                return (
+                <div key={keyName} className="tw-flex tw-flex-col tw-gap-2">
+                    <div className="tw-text-lg tw-text-blue-700">{capitalize(key)}</div>
+                    {renderWidgets(val, keyName)}
+                </div>
+                )
+            }
+        
+            return null // Skip rendering for non-object types
+        })
+    }
+
     return (
         <div className={`tw-absolute tw-top-20 tw-right-5 tw-bg-white ${toolbarOpen ? "tw-w-[320px]": "tw-w-0"}
                          tw-px-4 tw-p-2 tw-h-[600px] tw-rounded-md tw-z-20 tw-shadow-lg 
                          tw-transition-transform tw-duration-75
-                         tw-flex tw-flex-col
+                         tw-flex tw-flex-col tw-overflow-y-auto
                          `}
                         >
             
-            <h3 className="tw-text-2xl tw-text-center"> 
+            <h3 className="tw-text-xl tw-text-center"> 
                 {capitalize(`${activeWidget?.getWidgetType() || ""}`)}
             </h3>
 
@@ -48,25 +134,7 @@ function CanvasToolBar({isOpen, activeWidget, setActiveWidget}){
             </div>
             <hr />
             <div className="tw-flex tw-flex-col tw-gap-4">
-                {
-                    Object.entries(activeWidget?.state?.attrs || {}).map(([key, value], i) => {
-                        console.log("valyes: ")
-                        return (
-                            <div className="tw-flex tw-flex-col tw-gap-1">
-                                <div className="tw-text-xl">{key}</div>
-                                {
-                                    value?.backgroundColor?.tool === Tools.COLOR_PICKER && 
-                                        <ColorPicker defaultValue={value?.backgroundColor?.value || "#fff"} 
-                                                disabledAlpha size="small" showText 
-                                                format="hex"
-                                                placement="bottomRight"
-                                                className="tw-w-fit"/>
-                                }
-                            </div>
-                        )
-
-                    })
-                }
+                {renderWidgets(activeWidget?.state?.attrs || {})}
             </div>
 
         </div>
diff --git a/src/canvas/widgets/base.js b/src/canvas/widgets/base.js
index f98c12a..9f1771e 100644
--- a/src/canvas/widgets/base.js
+++ b/src/canvas/widgets/base.js
@@ -82,27 +82,53 @@ class Widget extends React.Component{
             resizing: false,
             resizeCorner: "",
 
+            pos: {x: 0, y: 0}, // used for outer styling
+            size: {width: 100, height: 100}, // used for outer styling
+            position: "absolute",
+
             widgetStyling: {
-                position: "absolute",
-                left: 0,
-                top: 0,
-                width: 100,
-                height: 100
+                // use for widget's inner styling
             },
 
             attrs: { 
                 styling: {
                     backgroundColor: {
+                        label: "Background Color",
                         tool: Tools.COLOR_PICKER, // the tool to display, can be either HTML ELement or a constant string
                         value: "",
                         onChange: (value) => this.setWidgetStyling("backgroundColor", value) 
                     },
                     foregroundColor: {
+                        label: "Foreground Color",
                         tool: Tools.COLOR_PICKER,
-                        value: ""
+                        value: "",
+                    },
+                },
+                layout: {
+                    label: "Layout",
+                    tool: Tools.SELECT_DROPDOWN, // the tool to display, can be either HTML ELement or a constant string
+                    value: "flex",
+                    options: [
+                        {value: "flex", label: "Flex"},
+                        {value: "grid", label: "Grid"},
+                        {value: "place", label: "Place"},
+                    ],
+                    onChange: (value) => this.setWidgetStyling("backgroundColor", value) 
+                }, 
+                size: {
+                    width: {
+                        label: "Width",
+                        tool: Tools.NUMBER_INPUT, // the tool to display, can be either HTML ELement or a constant string
+                        value: 100,
+                        // onChange: (value) => this.setS("backgroundColor", value) 
+                    },
+                    height: {
+                        label: "Height",
+                        tool: Tools.NUMBER_INPUT, // the tool to display, can be either HTML ELement or a constant string
+                        value: 100,
+                        // onChange: (value) => this.setS("backgroundColor", value) 
                     },
                 },
-                layout: "show", // enables layout use "hide" to hide layout dropdown, takes the layout from this.layout
                 events: {
                     event1: {
                         tool: Tools.EVENT_HANDLER,
@@ -122,6 +148,7 @@ class Widget extends React.Component{
 
         this.isSelected = this.isSelected.bind(this)
         this.setWidgetName = this.setWidgetName.bind(this)
+        this.setAttrValue = this.setAttrValue.bind(this)
 
         this.getPos = this.getPos.bind(this)
         this.setPos = this.setPos.bind(this)
@@ -215,17 +242,19 @@ class Widget extends React.Component{
             // don't change position when resizing the widget
             return
         }
+        this.setState({
+            pos: {x, y}
+        })
 
-        this.setState((prev) => ({
-            // pos: {x: x, y: y}
-            widgetStyling: {
-                ...prev.widgetStyling,
-                left: x,
-                top: y,
-            }
-        }))
+        // this.setState((prev) => ({
+        //     // pos: {x: x, y: y}
+        //     widgetStyling: {
+        //         ...prev.widgetStyling,
+        //         left: x,
+        //         top: y,
+        //     }
+        // }))
 
-        // console.log("POs: ", x, y)
     }
 
     setParent(parentId){
@@ -243,7 +272,7 @@ class Widget extends React.Component{
     }
 
     getPos(){
-        return {x: this.state.widgetStyling.left, y: this.state.widgetStyling.top}
+        return this.state.pos
     }
 
     getProps(){
@@ -257,7 +286,7 @@ class Widget extends React.Component{
     getSize(){
         // const boundingRect = this.getBoundingRect()
 
-        return {width: this.state.widgetStyling.width, height: this.state.widgetStyling.height}
+        return {width: this.state.size.width, height: this.state.size.height}
     }
 
     getScaleAwareDimensions() {
@@ -304,6 +333,31 @@ class Widget extends React.Component{
         return this.elementRef.current
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Given the key as a path, sets the value for the widget attribute
+     * @param {string} path - path to the key, eg: styling.backgroundColor
+     * @param {any} value 
+     */
+    setAttrValue(path, value){
+        this.setState((prevState) => {
+            // Split the path to access the nested property (e.g., "styling.backgroundColor")
+            const keys = path.split('.')
+            const lastKey = keys.pop()
+            
+            // Traverse the state and update the nested value immutably
+            let newAttrs = { ...prevState.attrs }
+            let nestedObject = newAttrs
+    
+            keys.forEach(key => {
+                nestedObject[key] = { ...nestedObject[key] } // Ensure immutability
+                nestedObject = nestedObject[key]
+            })
+            nestedObject[lastKey].value = value
+    
+            return { attrs: newAttrs }
+        })
+    }
+
     startResizing(corner, event) {
         event.stopPropagation()
         this.setState({ resizing: true, resizeCorner: corner })
@@ -315,36 +369,54 @@ class Widget extends React.Component{
         })
     }
 
+    setWidgetName(name){
+
+        this.setState((prev) => ({
+            widgetName: name.length > 0 ? name : prev.widgetName 
+        }))
+    }
+
+    setWidgetStyling(key, value){
+        
+        this.setState((prev) => ({
+            widgetStyling: {
+                ...prev.widgetStyling,
+                [key]: value
+            }
+        }))
+
+    }
+
     handleResize(event) {
         if (!this.state.resizing) return
 
-        const { resizeCorner, widgetStyling } = this.state
+        const { resizeCorner, size, pos } = this.state
         const deltaX = event.movementX
         const deltaY = event.movementY
 
-        let newSize = { width: widgetStyling.width, height: widgetStyling.height }
-        let newPos = { x: widgetStyling.left, y: widgetStyling.top }
+        let newSize = { ...size }
+        let newPos = { ...pos }
         
         const {width: minWidth, height: minHeight} = this.minSize
         const {width: maxWidth, height: maxHeight} = this.maxSize
-        console.log("resizing: ", deltaX, deltaY, event)
+        // console.log("resizing: ", deltaX, deltaY, event)
 
         switch (resizeCorner) {
             case "nw":
                 newSize.width = Math.max(minWidth, Math.min(maxWidth, newSize.width - deltaX))
                 newSize.height = Math.max(minHeight, Math.min(maxHeight, newSize.height - deltaY))
-                newPos.x += (newSize.width !== widgetStyling.width) ? deltaX : 0
-                newPos.y += (newSize.height !== widgetStyling.height) ? deltaY : 0
+                newPos.x += (newSize.width !== size.width) ? deltaX : 0
+                newPos.y += (newSize.height !== size.height) ? deltaY : 0
                 break
             case "ne":
                 newSize.width = Math.max(minWidth, Math.min(maxWidth, newSize.width + deltaX))
                 newSize.height = Math.max(minHeight, Math.min(maxHeight, newSize.height - deltaY))
-                newPos.y += (newSize.height !== widgetStyling.height) ? deltaY : 0
+                newPos.y += (newSize.height !== size.height) ? deltaY : 0
                 break
             case "sw":
                 newSize.width = Math.max(minWidth, Math.min(maxWidth, newSize.width - deltaX))
                 newSize.height = Math.max(minHeight, Math.min(maxHeight, newSize.height + deltaY))
-                newPos.x += (newSize.width !== widgetStyling.width) ? deltaX : 0
+                newPos.x += (newSize.width !== size.width) ? deltaX : 0
                 break
             case "se":
                 newSize.width = Math.max(minWidth, Math.min(maxWidth, newSize.width + deltaX))
@@ -354,16 +426,7 @@ class Widget extends React.Component{
                 break
         }
 
-        // this.setState({ size: newSize, pos: newPos })
-        this.setState((prev) => ({  
-            widgetStyling: {
-                ...prev.widgetStyling,
-                left: newPos.x,
-                top: newPos.y,
-                width: newSize.width,
-                height: newSize.height,
-            }
-        }))
+        this.setState({ size: newSize, pos: newPos })
     }
 
     stopResizing() {
@@ -385,28 +448,10 @@ class Widget extends React.Component{
         })
     }
 
-    setWidgetName(name){
-
-        this.setState((prev) => ({
-            widgetName: name.length > 0 ? name : prev.widgetName 
-        }))
-    }
-
-    setWidgetStyling(key, value){
-
-        this.setState((prev) => ({
-            widgetStyling: {
-                ...prev.widgetStyling,
-                [key]: value
-            }
-        }))
-
-    }
-
     renderContent(){
         // throw new NotImplementedError("render method has to be implemented")
         return (
-            <div className="tw-w-full tw-h-full tw-bg-red-400">
+            <div className="tw-w-full tw-h-full tw-rounded-md tw-bg-red-500" style={this.state.widgetStyling}>
 
             </div>
         )
@@ -421,15 +466,14 @@ class Widget extends React.Component{
         const widgetStyle = this.state.widgetStyling
 
 
-        let style = {
-            ...widgetStyle,
+        let outerStyle = {
             cursor: this.cursor,
             zIndex: this.state.zIndex,
             position: "absolute", //  don't change this if it has to be movable on the canvas
-            top: `${widgetStyle.top}px`,  
-            left: `${widgetStyle.left}px`,  
-            width: `${widgetStyle.width}px`,
-            height: `${widgetStyle.height}px`,
+            top: `${this.state.pos.y}px`,  
+            left: `${this.state.pos.x}px`,  
+            width: `${this.state.size.width}px`,
+            height: `${this.state.size.height}px`,
         }
 
         let selectionStyle = {
@@ -442,8 +486,8 @@ class Widget extends React.Component{
         // console.log("selected: ", this.state.selected)
         return (
             
-            <div data-id={this.__id} ref={this.elementRef} className="tw-absolute tw-w-fit tw-h-fit" 
-                    style={style}
+            <div data-id={this.__id} ref={this.elementRef} className="tw-absolute tw-shadow-xl tw-w-fit tw-h-fit" 
+                    style={outerStyle}
                 >
 
                 {this.renderContent()}
diff --git a/src/styles/index.css b/src/styles/index.css
index 1843b03..961219b 100644
--- a/src/styles/index.css
+++ b/src/styles/index.css
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ body {
 	-moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
 }
 
+.dots-bg{
+	background-image: url("../assets/background/dots.svg");
+	background-repeat: no-repeat;
+	background-size: cover;
+}
 
 .input{
 	border: 2px solid #e3e5e8;
@@ -22,4 +27,4 @@ body {
 
 .input:active, .input:focus, .input:focus-within{
 	border-color: #60a5fa;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}